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EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture finalists announced

The finalists for one of the most prestigious architecture prizes in Europe have been announced, with a home for the elderly and a brightly-coloured street playground making the cut.

The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture -- otherwise known as the Mies van der Rohe Award, after the pioneering modernist architect -- has been awarded biennially since 1987. It's a collaboration between the European Union, the European Commission and The Fundació Mies van der Rohe in Barcelona. It celebrates architecture from across Europe, with a €60,000 (£51,522) prize for the eventual winner, chosen this year from 335 entrants. Nominees can be put forward by individual experts, architects or architecture firms, whittled down to an eventual shortlist of five.

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The winner will be announced on 6 June at a ceremony at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona, along with a prize for the best "emerging" architect. Our gallery, above, features photos of the finalists.

Previous winners of the award have included such luminaries as Zaha Hadid (for her firm's Hoenheim-Nord Terminus and Car Park) and Sir Norman Foster (for Stansted Airport's New Terminal).